Trump suspends Russia sanctions to keep negotiations going
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Thechronicle
Donald Trump says the suspension of US sanctions against Russia is intended to keep Moscow in negotiations over the war in Ukraine. The measure, which was due to take effect two days later, is to be paused for 60 days to assess its economic effects, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
US President Donald Trump suspended several sanctions targeting Russia on Friday to keep Moscow at the negotiating table over the war in Ukraine. “I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying he did not want to “stupidly” push Russia to leave the talks, Thechronicle reports.
The sanctions were due to take effect two days later, amid strained relations between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky told NBC News on Sunday that the US aligning itself with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be a “historic mistake”. The decision extends the 60-day pause on Russian sanctions announced on 18 October and follows Trump’s refusal to rule out Moscow from the peace talks.
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